Presents
This week is Thanksgiving week, a time for seeing family, enjoying great food, counting our blessings, savoring annual traditions…and joining the mad rush for the latest, greatest Christmas presents. With the explosion of MP3 players, portable satellite radios, widescreen hi-def televisions, next generation video game systems, and more – this shopping season promises to mean big bucks for Santa’s elves in the gizmo department. And isn’t that what it’s really all about?: Getting the latest cool stuff. Impressing family and friends with your technosavvy. Picking out just the right gift that will wow the socks off the recipient. Boosting the national economy. Feeling that sense of satisfaction at watching the kids rip open enough presents to entertain half the city for the next three years.
No, that’s not what it’s all about!!!
Oh, there’s nothing wrong with giving and receiving nice things for Christmas. It’s a cool tradition that I happen to enjoy, and can be very meaningful – even healing. But if that is the heart of your Christmas holiday season, you are missing out on the best things in life. This week, I would like to share with you some suggestions for Christmas presents that will bring lasting joy and memories FAR beyond anything you can buy at Wal-Mart or Best Buy or E-bay. I sincerely hope you will use my Christmas gift list and make this a holiday that really touches someone. You never know, YOU may be the one most deeply changed by your efforts to give something real and meaningful this year. (more…)